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COMBINED MAGHINE FOR PRINTERS USE. No. 351,830.

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CLARK D. FISH, OF-ANSONIA, CONNECTICUT.

COMBINED MACHINE FOR PRINTERS use.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,830,dated November2, 1886.

Application filed April 11, 1884. Serial No. 127,466. (ModeL) To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARK D. FIsH. residing at Ansonia, in the county ofNew Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combined Machines for Printers Use; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame,.reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

My inventionrelates to an improvement in machines for printers use, andmore particu larly to devices for incurvating leads and brass rules andfor mitering'the latter, the objectheing to produce improved means forthe several purposes, and to combine such means in asingle compact andconvenient machine.

With these ends in View my invention conbinations of parts, as will behereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of amachine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in eleva- Fig. 3 is aview of the machine in vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a viewthereof in vertical transverse section; and Fig. 5' is a detached viewin horizontal section through the frame of the miterin'g-knife and theoperating-lever, the outer end of the latter being broken away.

Inasmuch as the several devices for cutting, mitering, and incurvatingembraced by this invention are separate and distinct mechanisms,theywill first be so considered, and finally asembodied in acombined machineand ope'rated from a common source of power.

With reference, at the outset, to cutting leads and rules, it is to beobserved that while the 'former require a square cut the latter must besevered by a slanting or draw cut.

My improved cutting device comprehends a common table and with the sameknives.

Ihis first part of the invention is shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of thedrawings, in which A is a knife having the outer portion of itsoutting-edge made square and the inner portion thereof made inclined.The said knife operates in conjunction with a knife, B, having astraight cutting-edge, and secured to one end of a table, 0, mountedupon the base D of the machine, and divided into two working parts orfaces by a central longitudinal ledge, E, the upper face of which isscaled to pica. In mi ters of this construction and arrangement of partswhatever is placed upon the outer part of the table and brought withinrange of the knives receives a square cut, while whatever is placed uponthe inner part of the table is severed by a draw out. forded for cuttingboth leads and rules upon a common table and with the same knives. Thetable is provided with a gage, F, having a slot, G, to fit over theledgeE aforesaid,and held in 7 place bya beveled arm, H, depending fromits inner end and embracing the beveled inner edge of the table, and bya screw, I, mounted in aslanting position in an arm, J,-depending fromthe outer end of the gage and arranged to impinge obliquely against ashoulder, K,

Means are thus af-.

located beneath the outer edge of the table and running paralleltherewith. The described arrangement of the screw causes the gage to beslightly twisted upon the table, as it were, and thereby firmly lockedthereupon. Shoulders L and M, formed integral with the outer end of thegage, as shown, respectively prevent it from tipping and from beingunduly,

deflected. In this they are re-enforced by the bearing obtained betweenthe arm H and the inner edge of the table. v

The knife A aforesaid is removably secured to a frame, N, provided witha bearing, 0, working upon a face, I, located upon the base D of themachine, and having a rearward1y extending arm, Q, provided with asleeve, R, and'fulcrumed to the base of the machine upon a stud, S,which passes through the said sleeve. A double link, T, connects theframe N with a lever, U, fulcrumed to the base of the machine, as shown,and normally held in an elevated position by a spring, V, engaging withits lower face. The actuation of the said lever for operating the knifeA aforesaid will be described further on, where the several mechanismsare considered in their combined relation.

With reference, now, to the mitering mechanism, the mitering-knife W ismounted in a frame, X, supported upon, and reciprocated ICO for operating the knife by, an operating-lever, Y, the rear end of which is providedwith a yoke, Z, pivoted by a pin, A, to a bearing, 13, having flat upperand lower faces, and journaled upon a shaft, 0, located in a. shoulder,D, formed integral with thestandard E of the machine, the said bearingbeing held upon the shaft by means of a nut, F, as shown. The describedmode of hanging the operatinglever permits it to be moved vertically andlaterally, as required, for operating the knife in mitering. It alsopermits the lever to be thrown outward for the removal of the frame X,or for other purposes. The said frame is supported upon the lever bymeans of two parallel arms, G, which embrace it and itsinwardly-projecting arm H, as represented. This arrangement forsupporting the frame prevents it from perpendicular deflection, and thusinsures perfectly true cutting of the rules, whereby both edges are madeavailable for printing. The frame is guided by an upright guide, I,secured to the base of the machine and rising above the mitering tableJ, 011 a line parallelwith the working-edge K thereof, and having itsouter face convex to conform to the are traversed by the frame whenvertically reciprocated for the up and down strokes of the knife. Therear edge of the frame is concaved on the same circle, and both edgesare constructed and adapted to be interlocked, as shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawings, in such manner as to permit the necessary lateral play of theframe. In order that the knife may invariably cut on a true line, or, inother words, on a line parallel with the edge K of the mitering-table,the inner face of the operating-lever is provided with a convex bearing,L, which engages wit-h a flat bearing, M, located upon the outer face ofthe frame, and causes the same to swing into position with the edge ofthe table upon the inward movement of the lever, preparatory to thedownstroke of the knife, which, with the frame, is deflected obliquely alittle during its upstroke. If desired, the bearings L and M may be reversed in position. The said knife is mounted upon a concaved plate, N",fulcrumed upon a ledge, 0, located within the frame X, and operating,when the screw P is turned down upon theknife, to force the edge thereofagainst the upper wall of the slot Q, located in the inner face, R, ofthe frame. The shavings removed by the knife pass through the said slotto the chute S of the frame, from which they are discharged clear of themachine. The mitering-ta-ble J is provided with a rest, T, furnishedwith a gage, U, of ordinary construction. The present invention, so faras the said table and rest are concerned, consists in providing theouter edge, V, of the former with holes W, located at the points of themiteringangles, and in providing the latter with a pin, X, located in aconcaved shoulder, Y, depending from it, and encircled by a spring, Z,by which it is automatically projected into the holes when brought intoopposition with them. This arrangement, which takes the place of linesdrawn upon the table, and a clamp for setting the rest, enables the sameto be set quickly and with invariable accuracy. The rest is provided, asshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, with a tapering web, A, extending fromits inner end to the shoulder Y aforesaid, with which it is castintegral. This web affords a broad bearing for the rest, which it alsostrengthens.

Coming now to the incnrvating mechanism, its leading feature is asegmental incurvator, B, having a bending-face, O and provided with anupwardly-extending arm, D'-, which is connected by means of athumb-screw, E,

with a curved and slotted arm, F attached to one side of the carriage G,and having its outer face scaled to gage the raising and lowering of theincurvator for changing'the inclination of the bending-face C, andconsequently the degree of ineurvation produced in the leads and rules.The inner face of the ineurvator is provided with a curved lip, Hfitting into a groove, 1, formed in the feed-roller J, and supportingthe incurvator above the periphery of the roller J which is roughened tofeed the leads and rules to the bending-face C aforesaid. The saidroller is mounted upon a shaft, K journaledin the carriage G, which ishung between the arms L of the standard t by means of a pivot, M,located therein, as shown. The rear portion of the said carriage isconcaved to conform to the outer surface of the incurvator, for which itforms a support and bearing. The leads and rules are held between thefeed-roller above described and an anti-friction roller, N journaledupon a removable pin, 0', located in the outer ends of the arms U, whichserve as guides for the leads and rules. The object in making provisionfor the removal of the said anti-friction roller is to permit the leadsand rules to be removed after incurvation without being bent ordistorted. The feed-roller is adjusted toward and from the anti-frictionroller, as may be necessary, by means of a lever, P extending through anaperture, Q", formed in the standard E, and provided with a roundedbearing, R which rests upon the lower wall of the said aperture. Theforward end of the lever fits into a seat, S formed in the carriage G,as shown, while its rear end is conntersunk to receive the end of ascrew, T, mounted in an arm, U", extending rearwardly from the standard.It is evident, however, that other means than those described maybc'employed for operating the carriage. The feedroller is actuatedthrough a ratchet-wheel, V", secured to the shaft K one end of whichprojects beyond the side of the carriage, the said ratchet-wheel beingengaged by a pawl, W", having its lower end pivoted to an arm, X formedintegral with the bearing 13, to which the operating-lever is pivoted,as has been described.

Having described the cutting, mitering, and incurvating mechanismsindependently, it now remains to consider them in their combinedrelation, and as operated from a common source of power, which in thiscase is the operating-lever.

The mitering-knife is operated directly by the lever Y, as has beenexplained; The cutting mechanism is operated by said lever through themedium of the frame of the mitering-knife, the said frame engaging anddepressing the lever U of the mechanism, and hence operating the knife Athereof. The incu'rvating mechanism isoperated by the lever through themedium of the bearing B, which is oscillated by it to a degreesufiicient to suecessively engage the pawl VV with the teeth of theratchet-wheel V and rotate the same and the feed-roller. If desired, theincurvating mechanism may be isolated by removing or throwing back thepawl. By thus combining the cutting, mitering, and incurvating devicesinone machine, without interfering with them as distinct mechanisms, theirefficiency is preserved and compactness and convenience obtained. I

It is evident that the several mechanisms are susceptible of somemodification as regards minor details of construction, and also that themeans for combining them so as to be operated from a common source ofpower may be Varied. I would therefore have it understood that I do notlimit myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts hereinshown and described, but hold myself at liberty to make such changes andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is I 1. In a machine for printers use, thecombination, with a lead and rule table and a pivoted lead and rulecutting knife, of aspringactuated jointed lever connected to thecutting-knife, and an operating-lever, Y, pivoted in the frame of themachine, the parts being arranged substantially as described, wherebythe motion of the lever Y actuat'es the lead and rule cutting mechanism,as set forth.

2. In a machine for printers use, areciprocating adjustable support forthe miteringknife, comprising 'a body, R, mounted upon a pivoted lever,and provided with the interior pivoted bearing, N, and adjusting-screwP, as set forth.

3. ,In a machine for printers use, the pivoted support for the miteringknife, comprising the body It, provided with the recess Q and internalsupport for the knife, and having the ears G, and a lever Y, having lipsH, and embracing the bodyRbetween the ears G, and pivoted in the frameof the machine, as set forth.

tering-knife mounted upon a concaved plate 'fulcrumed within the frameof the knife, and a screw for depressing the upper ends of the knife andplate to force the edge of the former against the upper wall of the slotin the frame through which it projects, substantially as set forth.

5. A 1nachine for printers use, having a mitering-table, the outeredgeof which is promitering-angles, and arest provided with aspring-actuated pin for engagement with the said holes, substantially asset forth.

6. A machine for printers use, having a mivided with holes located atthe points of the .mitering-angle, and a rest provided with a Web and adepending concaved shoulder, in which a spring-actuated pin forengagement with the holes in the edge of the table is located,substantially as set forth.

7. A machine for printers use, having an adjustable incurvator,constructed substantially as described, and provided with a lipprojecting from its inner face and extending into a groove formed in theperiphery of the feedroller, by which the leads and rules are fedforward to the bending-face of theincurvator, substantially as setforth.

8. A machine for printers use, having an incurvator and friction-roller,constructed and arranged substantially as shown and described, and aremovable anti'friction roller, located as shown, substantially as setforth.

9. A combined machine for printers use, having cutting, mitering, andincurvating mechanisms, and having a lever arranged and provided withmeans for operating each of the mechanisms, substantially as set forth.

10. A combined machine for printers use, having cutting and miteringmechanisms, and alever arranged and provided with means for operatingeach of the mechanisms, substantially as described.

11. A combined machine for printers use, having cutting and incurvatingmechanisms, and a lever arranged and provided with means for operatingeach of the mechanisms,[substantially as described.

12. A combined machine for printers use, having mitering andincurvatingmechanisms, and a lever arranged and provided with means for operatingeach of the mechanisms, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed specification in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

' CLARK D. FISH.

Witnesses:

GEO. D. SEYMOUR,

M. S. SEELEY.

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